Born Sydney, Australia 1963

Lives and works in North Ocean Shores, New South Wales, Australia

 Qualifications.

2010 & 2014  TAA40104/TAE NCITAFE, Kingscliff, NSW Australia

2002               Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, NCITAFE, NSW

1997 – 99       MVA , Southern Cross University, NSW Australia

1995 – 96       Grad Dip VA, Monash University Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

1982 – 84       Dip AA, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia

 Professional Development and Experience

 1989           Practising artist

2023            Lennox Arts Collective (artist run initiative), Lennox Head, NSW

2018 Gaya Ceramic Art Centre, Ubud, Bali. Interim Director

Leadership and management of Gaya team, studio, international workshops, intern, artists in residence. Mentoring, conflict resolution/mediation,customer relations, teaching.

1992-18         North Coast Institute TAFE, Murwillumbah, NSW. Visual Arts Teacher

Holistic curriculum development for Sculpture and Ceramics, implementation and delivery, leadership and pastoral care, course co-ordination and development, implementation and delivery of tailored special needs program

2011               The Bund Project – established partnership with Linelle Stepto

2013               Haefliger’s Cottage Artist Residency, Hill End. The Bund Project

                          Gaya Ceramic Arts Centre, Ubud, Bali. Artist in residence.

2007 – 10       Studio 9 Artspace, Uki, NSW.

2007               Janet Holmes a Court Artist’s Grant, National Association of Visual Arts

2004 North Coast Institute TAFE, interim head teacher Visual Arts, Murwillumbah

2002               Ukerabagh Public Sculpture Project assistant, Tweed Heads,

1998               Tweed Shire Development Committee, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia

1996               Bath College of Higher Education, England. Artist in residence

                         Limerick Polytechnic, Ulster University, Belfast, Ireland. Artist in residence

Targa Gap Craft School, Malta

1990               North Coast Institute TAFE, Grafton. Ceramics Teacher

1987 – 88       Basill Manor Farm and Craft Centre, Cornwall, England.

Steiner affiliated hostel/learning centre for autistic men. Management of ceramic studio to develop a retail range, design and implementation of special needs program, implementation and development of a natural dyeing workshop, leadership and pastoral care. Live-in immersive position in line with holistic Steiner theosophy.

1986 – 87      Yumi Ceramics, Utsunomiya, Japan. Trainee in a contemporary mingei studio.

1982 -84,87  Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour. Gallery assistant.

Collections

Perc Tucker Regional Gallery, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Santorini Biennale Collection, Santorini, Greece

Icheon World ceramic Centre, Icheon, South Korea

Gifu Prefectural Museum, Seiki City, Gifu, Japan

Taiwan Cultural Centre, Taipei , People’s Republic of China

Brisbane City Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia

Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia

Tweed Regional Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW Australia

 

Selected Commissions

2022, 23        Birdbaths,  Ocean Shores, Sydney, Clarence Valley, NSW

Mesopotamian Beehive, Colony Bees,  Newrybar, NSW

2019               Birdbath, New Brighton, NSW

2017 -19         Finucane and Smith – Intimate 8,NGV, The Rapture, The Rapture #2

2017                Rae’s at Watego’s, Byron Bay NSW

2014               Finucane and Smith, Burlesque Caravan, Melbourne Victoria

Orchid wall private commission  Byron Bay, NSW Australia

2009              Tweed Shire Council, Murwillumbah, NSW

1997               James Boag and Sons for the Wolfgang Puck Café, Southbank, Melbourne,

1996 – 84      Tile mural Maggi Eckhardt, Australia

1994              Van Gogh, custom retail works  AGNSW, NGV,  QAG

                        Renoir: His work and His Influence, custom retail works AGNSW, NGV, QAG

1993               Surrealism: A Revolution by Night, custom retail works AGNSW, NGV, QAG

1992               Park Hyatt, Sydney Australia

1988               Arne Klingborg, Swedish designer commission